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Pauluz

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Tagum-N.B. said:
where do u live,,,there is quite a few in Moncton too,,,,,you said your wife spends a lot of time in tagum
I'm from Ottawa but will be in training at the nav Canada facility in Moncton for 7 months. I've never been there before. I'm traveling with coworkers to visit the place. We might stay here in Edmunston for the night though. My wife lives in bangkal in Davao but she has lots of relatives and friends in the Tagum area. I got married in Davao last year. Been as far as panabo but never had the chance to go to tagum.
 

Tagum-N.B.

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Pauluz said:
I'm from Ottawa but will be in training at the nav Canada facility in Moncton for 7 months. I've never been there before. I'm traveling with coworkers to visit the place. We might stay here in Edmunston for the night though. My wife lives in bangkal in Davao but she has lots of relatives and friends in the Tagum area. I got married in Davao last year. Been as far as panabo but never had the chance to go to tagum.
I bought my wifes wedding ring in panabo,,, I think its a bout 10 km from tagum
 

Steph C

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Tagum-N.B. said:
I bought my wifes wedding ring in panabo,,, I think its a bout 10 km from tagum
Panabo City.. our favourite is fried Hito at the Midget Bar right on the National Highway. Boy was I surprised the first time I was in that bar!
 

Pauluz

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Tagum-N.B. said:
I bought my wifes wedding ring in panabo,,, I think its a bout 10 km from tagum
Congrats BTW on her visa approval. Did Mrs tagum has to go to manila to pick her visa and copr or will get shipped to tagum? Just wondering if my wife will have to go to cem just like marcjd....
 

Pauluz

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Steph C said:
Panabo City.. our favourite is fried Hito at the Midget Bar right on the National Highway. Boy was I surprised the first time I was in that bar!
Hi steph.. Is your spouse from that area as well?
 

Steph C

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Tagum-N.B. said:
theres a lot coming from the Davao region,,,,,steph man,,,,gooners wife ,jerrys partner,my wife,,,,my wifes friend just came last month and her cousin came last year
Wish there were more Bisayans in our neck of the woods, most we meet are from Luzon mostly Baguio area.
 

Steph C

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Pauluz said:
Hi steph.. Is your spouse from that area as well?
Yes he's from a town 30 mins from Tagum City near Carmen.
 

Pauluz

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You mean there's a bar for midgets? Or a mar called midget?
 

Steph C

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Steph C said:
Yes he's from a town 30 mins from Tagum City near Carmen.
So we have done the drive Davao - Tagum many many times!
 

Steph C

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Pauluz said:
You mean there's a bar for midgets? Or a mar called midget?
There's a bar in Panabo right on the National Highway.. an Ihaw Ihaw type place thats open to the air.. it's completely run by little people.
 

Pauluz

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Steph C said:
Yes he's from a town 30 mins from Tagum City near Carmen.
Oh wow. Small world. I grew up in carmen. We still have a small farm there but its been ages since my last visit. did you guys ever picked up Cebuano?
 

Tagum-N.B.

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Pauluz said:
Congrats BTW on her visa approval. Did Mrs tagum has to go to manila to pick her visa and copr or will get shipped to tagum? Just wondering if my wife will have to go to cem just like marcjd....
no she received it from courier ,,, she just did a remed in july,,,,,,,she has until august 13 ,2014 to get to Canada, that is the expiry for her medical now,,,,even though she had it done on july 17,,,,,going to manila is for those whose medicals are expiring soon
 

Pauluz

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Aug 8, 2013
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Ottawa, ON
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Tagum-N.B. said:
no she received it from courier ,,, she just did a remed in july,,,,,,,she has until august 13 ,2014 to get to Canada, that is the expiry for her medical now,,,,even though she had it done on july 17,,,,,going to manila is for those whose medicals are expiring soon
My wife may have to go to manila then. Her medical will expire on December that is if the embassy considers that rather soon.
 

Tagum-N.B.

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Pauluz said:
Oh wow. Small world. I grew up in carmen. We still have a small farm there but its been ages since my last visit. did you guys ever picked up Cebuano?
is that a disease
 

Tagum-N.B.

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LANDED..........
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Pauluz said:
My wife may have to go to manila then. Her medical will expire on December that is if the embassy considers that rather soon.
nope but I think I seen someone whose medical was expiring oct 24 got the nod to go to maniula